‘Liberty Counsel’ Archives
Justice Ginsberg Calls U.S. Constitution a Bad Example
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel In a recent interview with Egyptian television, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg insulted the U.S. Constitution and advised Egypt to look somewhere else when drafting its own constitution. When advising this newly evolving government, Justice Ginsburg stated, “I would not look to the US Constitution [...]
American College of Pediatricians Cautions Shawano Superintendent
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, LIBERTY COUNSEL Today the American College of Pediatricians sent a letter to the Shawano School District Superintendent, Todd Carlson, cautioning him to not react adversely to 15-year-old student Brandon Wegner based on political pressure. Superintendent Carlson called Brandon ignorant for his views on homosexual adoption [...]
Day of Purity Gains International Attention with Video Clip
CHASTITY/ABSTINENCE, LIBERTY COUNSEL Lynchburg, VA – A short video promoting sexual purity hit a quarter of a million views today. People from more than 175 different countries and regions have watched the student-produced video that was designed to spark interest and start conversations promoting sexual purity. The number of views reached [...]
15-Year-Old Student Bullied for Supporting Biblical View of Family
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Shawano, WI – Liberty Counsel is representing the Wegner family after school officials at Shawano High School censored and punished Brandon Wegner, a 15-year-old, for writing an op-ed article explaining the Biblical view of homosexuality and supporting natural mother-father adoption. Liberty Counsel sent a [...]
Holder’s Prosecution of Pro-Life Educator Thrown Out of Court
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel West Palm Beach, FL – A federal judge has ended Attorney General Eric Holder’s two-year political prosecution of pro-life educator Mary Susan Pine. Holder accused Pine of obstructing the entrance to an abortion clinic, in violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (“FACE”). Holder sought [...]
What Would You Do with $370,000? Ninth Annual Day of Purity
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Liberty Counsel is launching preparations for the annual Day of Purity on Valentine’s Day and encouraging people across the world to prepare for its celebration on February 14. It is the goal of the Day of Purity to equip teens, parents, friends, and individuals with the facts to encourage sexual purity until, [...]
Public School District Refunds Illegal Charges
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel A school district has repaid hundreds of dollars to Child Evangelism Fellowship’s (CEF) Good News Club at the request of Liberty Counsel, because the fees violated the First Amendment. The Midlothian Independent School District agreed that CEF should receive a discounted rate. The policy allows youth-oriented, [...]
Could 2012 Make or Break Our Nation?
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel At the end of each year, we examine what we’ve accomplished and make plans for the future. We knew that this year would be extremely demanding, and we were right! We are grateful for the significant work that the Lord has given us to do in 2011. Here are just a few of the highlights of our pro-family [...]
Christmas According to Marx and Lenin, by Ronald Reagan
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Between his campaign against President Gerald Ford in 1975-76 and his race against Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan delivered more than 1,000 radio broadcasts, running about three minutes each, writing nearly all of them himself. In one broadcast during the Christmas season, Mr. Reagan told a story about Christmas in [...]
United We Grow to Make A Greater Impact
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel This year has been one of strategic expansion for Liberty Counsel. Below we have listed just a few of our new initiatives: Liberty Counsel Action is a 501(c)(4) sister organization that will allow an increased engagement in issue advocacy and lobbying of legislators and other elected officials. Liberty [...]
Tens of Thousands of People Petition Macy’s
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Tens of thousands of people have signed onto Liberty Counsel’s open letter asking Macy’s to change its policy that permits men dressing as women to use women’s fitting rooms. Liberty Counsel has delivered the letter to Macy’s. Just last week it came to light that a mother and her daughter were subjected [...]
“We Saved a Life Today”
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Mary Susan Pine, a Liberty Counsel client and sidewalk counselor, is a picture of courage and moral strength. For the last twenty years, she has spent virtually every Saturday in front of an abortion clinic, most recently the Presidential Women’s Center (“PWC”) in West Palm Beach. Susan counsels women who [...]
Men Using Women’s Fitting Rooms is a Common problem at Macy
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Another Macy’s employee has contacted Liberty Counsel and shared about repeated issues with men using the women’s fitting rooms. This individual asked to remain anonymous out of fear of losing her job. The employee said she constantly has to ask men to leave the women’s fitting rooms. In addition, she has [...]
North Korea Shows “Grinch-like” Christmas Spirit:
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel You might be a communist if…You ban poinsettias from a government school; You rename a Christmas tree a “holiday” tree in a state building…or You threaten your neighbors with unexpected consequences if they want to put up Christmas lights. North Korea has claimed that South Korea’s plan to place three [...]
Macy’s Fires Employee for Protecting Women’s Dressing Rooms
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel A young woman was fired from a Macy’s department store for refusing to violate her religious beliefs by permitting a young man dressed as a woman from entering the women’s dressing room. Natalie Johnson claims she saw the young man walk out of the women’s fitting room and politely told him that he could not [...]
Rhode Island Governor Wages War on Christmas
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel West Greenwich, RI – A Christian business owner has informed the Rhode Island Governor that he may take back the Christmas tree he donated to the State House for the annual Christmas tree lighting celebration. Gov. Lincoln Chafee proclaimed it must be referred to as a “holiday” tree. For the past five [...]
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Violations Suit Against New York
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Judge Robert Wiggins dealt a major setbackto New York Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg in the lawsuit brought by Liberty Counsel against the same-sex marriage law (“Act”). In response to the flagrant violations of the New York state constitutional and legal procedures, Liberty Counsel filed suit in the New [...]
Walgreens Retracts Its Description of Christmas Decorations as “Holiday” Ones
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Just one day after coming under a firestorm for selling “holiday” gifts and providing “holiday” shipping for gifts to arrive by December 25th, Walgreens has worked to regain their “nice” status on Liberty Counsel’s “Naughty or Nice List” which catalogs more than 50 national retailers which [...]
CVS and Walgreens Switch Sides on “Naughty & Nice”
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Two competing drug store chains have switched sides on Liberty Counsel’s “Naughty and Nice List.” For the first time since 2007 CVS Pharmacy has embraced Christmas with a “Christmas Central” portion of its website that is dedicated to Christmas gifts, shipping and savings. On the other hand, Walgreens [...]
Cancer Center Reverses Decision to Ban Santa
Nativity Scene is Still “Left Out in the Cold” Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Liberty Counsel sent a letter to a cancer treatment center, demanding it extend its reversal of a decision to ban Santa Claus to now also allow Nativity scenes and other religious Christmas symbols. The Hollings Cancer Center, a state-funded institution in [...]
Supreme Court Will Hear the “ObamaCare” Lawsuit
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Today the U. S. Supreme Court announced it will hear all arguments involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as "ObamaCare"). Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals who object to government-mandated health insurance. This Court will hear a [...]
Prayer Controversy at Flagpole Erupts at Florida School
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Jacksonville, FL – Liberty Counsel sent a letter to the Clay County School District, demanding it stop interfering with constitutionally protected prayer prior to the start of the school day. For some time, students, some teachers, and community members have voluntarily gathered at the Flagpole at Clay [...]
Liberty Counsel Files Reply to ACLU in Giles County Foundations of Law Display
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Today Liberty Counsel filed its Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of its Motion to Dismiss a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Virginia against the Giles County School Board, after Narrows High School posted a display on law with eleven equal-size frames, one of which includes the Ten Commandments. The Foundations of [...]
Mississippi Voters to Vote on Personhood Amendment Next Week
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel On Tuesday, Mississippi voters will vote on a state constitutional amendment which will recognize personhood from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof. If passed, the proposed amendment, Proposition 26, will make Mississippi the first state to recognize human life, regardless [...]
Liberty Counsel Defends Marriage Against U.S. Senate Democrats
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Liberty Counsel Action is informing Senators that its members do not want the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) repealed and that it will be including the vote in its scorecard. S.598would repeal DOMA. Democrats have scheduled a vote on it tomorrow in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. This bill would require the [...]
Gannett-Owned Media Launches War on Christmas
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Howell, MI – The Gannett-owned media, Livingston Daily, a daily Michigan newspaper, has launched a war on Christmas. The general manager and editor of the paper sent a scathing email to Liberty Counsel in response to Liberty Counsel’s press release, dated October 28, 2011, announcing the “Ninth Annual [...]
Supreme Court Justices to Conference on Pending ObamaCare Cases
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Liberty Counsel has filed its Reply Brief in Support of its Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in the case of Liberty University v. Geithner. Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals challenging the individual and employer insurance mandates in [...]
Liberty Counsel Launches the Ninth Annual “Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign”
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Today Liberty Counsel is launching its ninth annual “Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign,” pledging to be a “Friend” to those who recognize Christmas and a “Foe” to those who censor it. Liberty Counsel has helped overturn a number of grinch-like decisions, including nativity scenes which were banned [...]
World War II Memorial May Get Booted from National Forest
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel The Knights of Columbus (KOC) has been ordered by the United States Forest Service to take down a World War II Memorial that includes a statue of Jesus erected in 1953 in the Flathead National Forest. The KOC, which erected and maintained the memorial, has a permit that has to be renewed every ten years in order [...]
School District Reverses Prohibition of the Word “Bible” on a Christian Program’s Flyer
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel The Pajaro Valley Unified School District approved Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) of Santa Cruz County to distribute permission slips for it’s Good News Club after-school program for students. The district originally did not allow CEF to distribute permission slips, simply because the slips contained the [...]
High Court Denies Review of Case Upholding a Daily Moment of Silence
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel The United States Supreme Court has denied review of a case decided by a federal appeals court in Chicago last year that ruled a daily moment of silence as constitutional in public schools. This denial at the Supreme Court upholds the ruling, which allows students and school personnel the opportunity to start the [...]
Pledge of Allegiance Day Celebrated as Part of America’s Exceptionalism
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel An estimated 12 million students recited the Pledge of Allegiance in school for the first time 119 years ago on October 12, 1892. Following the Pledge, students, teachers, school administrators, and public officials either said a prayer or read scripture from the Bible. Each principal at schools in Boston, [...]
Supreme Court Allows Important Natural Marriage and Family Case to Stand
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review an important case involving natural marriage and family, thus allowing the federal court of appeals decision to stand. The case involved unmarried same-sex partners who unsuccessfully sued to change an adopted boy’s birth certificate to state that the child had two [...]
Texas School District Fully Vindicates Christian Student After Wrongful Suspension
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel The Fort Worth Independent School District has issued a letterto Liberty Counsel fully vindicating high school freshman Dakota Ary, who was given in-school suspension for telling another student that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith. The letter is in response to Liberty [...]
Liberty University Petitions U.S. Supreme Court To Review ObamaCare Lawsuit
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Liberty University and two private individuals filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting the High Court to review the case from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as “ObamaCare”). The case is Liberty University v. [...]
Values Voter Summit to Restore Hope, Ignite Passion, and Promote Change in America
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel October 7-9 marks the sixth annual Values Voter Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Confirmed speakers include Gov. Rick Perry, Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, House Speaker John [...]
Teacher Placed on Administrative Leave for Punishing Christian Student
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Last week, high school freshman Dakota Ary was given in-school suspension for telling another student that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith. Western Hills High School teacher, Kristopher Franks, is responsible for his suspension and has now been placed on administrative leave with [...]
Christian Soccer Camp Case Requests Supreme Court Review
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Today Liberty Counsel filed a Petitionfor Writ of Certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Victory Through Jesus Ministry Foundation (“Victory”) in its lawsuit against Lee’s Summit School District. Victory offers Victory Soccer Camp (VSC), a Christian summer sports camp program, throughout the [...]
The United Nations Has Become the Theater of the Absurd
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reference to the United Nations as the “theater of the absurd” is an apt description of an organization that was designed to bring peace among nations. The UN has lost its legitimacy in light of recent events. Rather than entertain a request for statehood of [...]
Student Punished for Christian Beliefs About Homosexuality Pushes Back
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Fort Worth, TX — On Tuesday, high school freshman Dakota Ary was given in-school suspension for stating in class that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith. Liberty Counsel is representing Dakota in this case, demanding full vindication and a full retraction of the suspension. If the [...]
Values Voter Summit to Restore Hope, Ignite Passion, and Promote Change in America
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel October 7-9 marks the sixth annual Values Voter Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Confirmed speakers include Gov. Rick Perry, Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, House Speaker John Boehner, [...]
America Must Stand With Israel
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Jerusalem, Israel – As the Palestinian Authority (PA) leader, Mahmoud Abbas, presses the United Nations to officially recognize the statehood of the PA, Liberty Counsel sent a delegation to Israel this week to show support for Israel and the Jewish people. Tens of thousands of Americans have already signed [...]
Obama’s “Jobs Bill” Attacks Charitable Deductions in Favor of Bigger Government
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Washington, DC – President Obama’s proposed “American Jobs Act” will repeal charitable tax deductions for certain taxpayers. Eliminating tax deductions would allegedly raise approximately $400 billion to support Obama’s government stimulus bill and would, in turn, significantly decrease the amount of [...]
Liberty Counsel Files Brief Urging the U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold FCC’s Decency Standards
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in FCC v. Fox. The case involves a challenge by broadcast networks to the FCC decency standards for primetime television. Broadcasters claim that the standards are too “vague” and violate their First Amendment rights. In the brief, [...]
Liberty Counsel to Defend VA School’s Law Display that Contains Ten Commandments
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Giles County, VA – The ACLU of Virginia has filed a lawsuit against the Giles County School Board after Narrows High School posted a display on law with ten equal-size frames, one of which includes the Ten Commandments. The Foundations of American Law and Government display includes, among other documents, the [...]
Mississippi Supreme Court Rules that Citizens May Vote on the Personhood Amendment
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Initiative Measure 26, otherwise known as the Personhood Amendment, and will allow this historic issue to appear on the ballot on November 8. The Court denied a challenge to the constitutionality of the Amendment brought by the ACLU, Planned [...]
Divided Court of Appeals Issues Ruling on ObamaCare Lawsuit
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as “ObamaCare”) in the case of Liberty University v. Geithner and issued a separate opinion on the case of Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius. Liberty Counsel represents Liberty [...]
U.S. State Department Promoting an Anti-Israel Propaganda Agenda
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Washington, DC – The U.S. State Department is promoting an anti-Israel propaganda campaign. The extent of the campaign and the misinformation raises serious concern. The most recent misinformation surfaced last week when the U.S. issued a “warning” to all U.S. citizens the day of Glenn Beck’s “Restoring [...]
New Evidence: Ground Zero is Still Sacred Ground, But No Prayer Permitted
Liberty Alerts, American Center for Law and Justice Ten years after the horrific attacks of 9/11, the remains of those murdered that day are still being identified. Thanks to the use of DNA, authorities have now identified another victim from Ground Zero. Ernest James worked with professional services company Marsh & McLennan on the [...]
Mat Staver Introduces Courageous Honorees at Restoring Courage Event in Jerusalem
Liberty Alerts, Liberty Counsel Jerusalem, Israel – Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law, speaking in Jerusalem at the Southern Wall excavation site outside the Old City, introduced several people who were honored for their courage during the “Restoring Courage” event hosted by [...]
